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[–] derram ago
https://archive.ph/wip/pC7vK :
'The national debt has increased by $5.2 trillion since President Donald Trump took office. '
'According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog, the national debt rose from more than $19.9 trillion on January 20, 2017 to more than $25.2 trillion Wednesday. '
'"I'm renegotiating all of our deals, the big trade deals that we're doing so badly on. '
'The increase follows Trump's comments, highlighted in an interview the then-presidential candidate gave to the Washington Post, that he would eliminate the United States' national debt "over a period of eight years" in part by reducing or eliminating trade deals with various countries, including China. ', "The bill's biggest challenge will be in the Senate where Republicans have a majority and can delay the bill."
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